Alexander McQueen slams allegations that they "copied" Kate Middleton's wedding dress

Almost five years after the Duchess of Cambridge  and Prince William exchanged vows, a new lawsuit has surfaced involving Alexander McQueen and bridal designer Christina Kendall.

According to The Sunday Times, Kendall is suing the luxury fashion label for alleged breach of copyright after spotting similarities between the gown they helped make for the duchess and her own sketches.She claims her ideas were used to create the bridal gown the duchess wore to marry Prince Williams after she submitted wedding dress sketches to the Duchess of Cambridge.

A spokesperson for McQueen, however, is "utterly baffled" by the legal claim, telling E! News....

"Christine Kendall first approached us, at Alexander McQueen, almost four years ago, when we were clear with her that any suggestion Sarah Burton's design of the royal wedding dress was copied from her designs was nonsense,""Sarah Burton never saw any of Ms. Kendall's designs or sketches and did not know of Ms. Kendall before Ms. Kendall got in touch with us—some 13 months after the wedding."We do not know why Ms. Kendall has raised this again, but there are no if's, buts or maybes here: This claim is ridiculous."

 The dress in question was designed by creative director Sarah Burton and handmade in the McQueen studios in London. The look was kept a secret until the bride stepped out on April 29, 2011.